[Peace] Fwd: PDA Press Release on HJ Res 30

[Debra Schrishuhn]

Local PDA members will be delivering letters next week to the
Springfield offices of Sens Durbin and Kirk; to the Champaign and
Decatur offices of Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13); to the Danville office
of Rep. John Shimkus (IL-15). I will post the full text of our letters
tomorrow. Anyone wishing to sign on to them should contact me at
deb.pdamerica at gmail.com

Deb

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From: Conor Boylan <conor at pdamerica.org>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:23:28 -0600
Subject: PDA Press Release on HJ Res 30
To:

Progressive Democrats of America

Progressive Democrats Support New Legislation For Comprehensive Strategy
Against ISIL
*Progressive Democrats of America announces support for Congresswoman Lee's
and congressman Honda's new legislation to establish a comprehensive
strategy against ISIL and to stop a new American ground war in the Middle
East*

*Feb. 11, 2015 - WASHINGTON -- *Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) is
endorsing the “Comprehensive Solution to ISIL Resolution” (H.J.RES. 30),
introduced on February 10th of 2015 by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13).
PDA supporters will deliver 100s of letters to Congressional offices,
urging Representatives to vote for this resolution, and other progressive
priorities next week.

Progressive Democrats of America National Director Conor Boylan said, "The
United States has had large-scale military involvement in Iraq and
Afghanistan for over a decade. What is the result of all of this effort?
The spreading of terrorism, the death of thousands of Americans, the death
of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, Afghanis, and others throughout the
region; while leaving the Middle East unstable with millions of people in
refugee camps, loss of trillions of dollars to the U.S. economy, no
significant lasting contribution to civil society in this region and the
potential for an endless cycle of war that could spread to other nations."

Boylan added, "The time has come for a comprehensive strategy to stop the
endless war in the Middle East. PDA strongly opposes sacrificing more blood
of men and women of the United States Armed Forces through a new war in the
Middle East. We cannot continue to request life sacrifices of military
personnel, aid workers, journalists, and others over battles that American
ground troops should not have to fight, over resources that are not ours to
control, and over disagreements that could be handled using diplomacy,
economics, and politics, rather than bullets and bombs."

PDA Advisory Board Member Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) said, “I am
troubled by the Administration’s request, which I believe is far too
open-ended and does little to constrain this or the next Administration
from engaging in sustained combat.  We should be doing much more to promote
a legitimate and lasting political solution in the region.”

PDA Advisory Board Member Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) said, “[W]e
must be comprehensive in our strategy. National security experts have
clearly stated that there is no military solution to ISIL. In order to
ultimately degrade and dismantle ISIL, we must craft a robust
regionally-led, political, economic and diplomatic strategy.”

PDA invites all Americans to join the PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS OF AMERICA in
calling for real and lasting solutions to this conflict and to OPPOSE A NEW
AMERICAN GROUND WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST. PDA asks all Americans to contact
their member of Congress and ask them to cosponsor and vote for H.J. RES.
30.

For more information please see: www.pdamerica.org and visit the Educate
Congress page, or contact PDA directly at info at pdamerica.org

*Media Contact*
Conor Boylan, Progressive Democrats of America
206-965-0802
conor at pdamerica.org <http://www.prlog.org/email-contact.html#12424459>

-- 
Conor Boylan

National Co-Director
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